Origin: French suffix -age
Dilation and curettage has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.